Star Rings (Enchanted Ring):

While considered by many scholars to be relatively minor magic items,
they still attract much interest and are considered very useful. They are
comparatively rare because only a handful of Elven Alchemists have ever
know the secret of creating the magic rings. There are no rings that are
known to have been created within the last several hundred years and some
consider the creation of the rings to be a lost art. This has been thought
before but each time it has proven to be false. The first Star Rings date
from around the time that the Elven Kingdom that became known as the Old
Kingdom was first founded. The rings are primarily owned by elves, many
of them ancient heirlooms, and some elves consider a ring in the hands
of someone other than an elf to be blasphemy. Most Elven Alchemists who
have known the art have been unwilling to create the rings for anybody
other than elves.

Star Rings have been created in a vast variety of different styles depending
on the taste of the creator of the ring and the desires of the person who
had the ring created. All rings have in common that the main body of the
ring is created from silver and they contain a star sapphire as the main
stone. They main contain other stones and may use gold but will always
have a large star sapphire and be mainly constructed from silver. As might
be expected from Elven craftsmanship, most of the rings are works of art.
Many of the rings contain Elven writing inside the ring with many being
ancient forms.

One of the most spectacular Star Rings is known as the 'Star of Alliaria'
and is believed to date to the founding of the Old Kingdom. It is believed
that the ring belonged to the original Queen of the Kingdom. It passed
down many generations of rulers but was lost around the same time the Old
Kingdom collapsed. Any elf possessing the ring could command the loyalty
of other elves. There are legends that the one to find the ring will reunite
the Old Kingdom and take the lands from the sub human creatures who have
taken over. The ring appears surprisingly delicate with an intricately
cut star sapphire with a slender silver band with the pattern of leafy
vines twisting around each other.

The star sapphire which is the center peace of the ring is the source
of all of the effects of the ring. When the wearer commands "Light" in
Elven and holds the ring up, it will glow equal to about two or three candles.
The glow is similar to that from Gems of Light but none of the Star Rings
have been known to burn out and some are many thousands of years old..To
extinguish the light, the wearer simply has to command "Dark" in Elven.
If the command "Sun" is given to the ring, a Globe of Daylight springs
from the ring. The Globe of Daylight will last anywhere from fifteen to
thirty minutes depending on how powerful the Alchemist creating the ring
was. Of course, the globe is useful against creatures such as vampires
and nocturnal creatures like the regular spell. The globe can also be extinguish
by the same means that the less bright light is. The command word "Dark"
is said in Elven by the wearer. In a more offensive use, the ring can be
commanded to create a Blinding Flash just like the spell. The wearer points
the ring in the direction they want the flash to go and command "Flash"
in Elven. The final ability of the ring is to create an Energy Bolt. To
do this, the wear also points in the direction where they wish to fire
the Energy Bolt and command "Shooting Star." There are no limitation on
how often the normal light is created but the other abilities (Globe of
Daylight, Blinding Flash, and Energy Bolt) are limited to three times per
day.

Abilities: All spell-like abilities are cast equal to a sixth
to tenth level spell caster depending on the Alchemist who created it.

Glow Light (Equal to 2 or 3 candles) - Unlimited and light can be turned
on and off at will.
Globe of Daylight - Three times per day.
Blinding Flash - Three times per day.
Energy Bolt - Three times per day.

Cost: 50,000 gold to 75,000 gold for a relatively new ring.
Lesser Legendary Rings can cost from 100,000 gold to 500,000 gold. Greater
Legendary Rings can cost in the millions of gold.